Empowering Women to Embrace AI with Mariquita Joy

In this episode, we are joined by Mariquita Joy—a registered nurse, case management executive, AI strategist, and author of over 100 books. Today's episode is entirely dedicated to empowering women to overcome their fear and intimidation of using artificial intelligence.

Mariquita shares her deeply personal and inspiring origin story, detailing her early transition from Canada to Ecuador, her decades of work in healthcare advocacy, and how caring for her special needs daughter through 20 brain surgeries shaped her resilient, compassionate spirit. She also explains how a simple Facebook ad introduced her to the world of AI, leading her to discover tools like Claude that gave her back 20 hours a week by completely automating tedious administrative tasks.

Throughout our conversation, Mariquita demystifies artificial intelligence for absolute beginners. She shares actionable strategies for women to embrace technology and write their own "promotions over pink slips," securing their value in the modern workforce. Whether you want to build a no-code app using Base44, create hit songs with AI, or simply use ChatGPT to streamline your emails so they sound brilliant and professional, Mariquita proves that anyone can become an AI expert.

In this episode, we cover:

• Mariquita’s journey from workers' comp case management to becoming a certified AI consultant and CEO of her own AI company.
• How to use AI as an assistant to reclaim your time, automate repetitive work, and amplify your natural creativity.
• Overcoming common fears, mindsets, and misconceptions about AI—from religious apprehensions to the fear of doing something wrong.
• Mind-blowing success stories of everyday women monetizing AI, from signing million-dollar music contracts to launching apps.
• Details on Mariquita’s upcoming in-person AI building lab designed specifically for women in business.

Connect with Mariquita Joy:

• Find her books and learn about her AI training for moms with special needs at theladybugspeaks.com.
• Get mentorship to write and self-publish your own story at yourbookmatters.com.
• Mariquita Joy's Professional Bio